background check bill

• House Urges Senate To Reconvene And Pass Bipartisan Background Check Bills

  Following the tragic mass shootings in Dayton and El Paso that killed 31 people over the weekend, more than 200 mayors signed a letter that urged the Senate to reconvene in order to immediately pass legislation that would strengthen the country’s gun background check policies. Majority of the mayors that had signed the letter that…

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• Gabby Giffords and House Democrats to Reintroduce Universal Background Check Bill

  Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.), Former Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords, and Rep. Mike Thompson return to the Capitol to reintroduce a new background check bill. Back in November 2017, the politicians along with 200 lawmakers introduced similar legislation. The bill will require background checks on all firearm purchases including private transactions. Fourteen Republicans supported the bill…

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